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Girl Scout Collector's Guide - A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, and Memorabilia (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Girl Scout Collector's Guide - A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, and Memorabilia (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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This is a welcome new edition of a standard - unavailable for
nearly a decade. In more than nine decades of Girl Scouting, a vast
popular and material culture has given rise to a wealth of Girl
Scout history collections. More than an identification guide to
uniforms, insignia, and other Girl Scout objects, this work also
documents when changes occurred and why new items were introduced.
Placing these objects in context, this essential guide provides a
discerning look at the history and development of the Girl Scout
Movement in the United States. Scholars and aficionados of Girl
Scout history, costume history, womens studies, popular culture,
and dress will welcome this indispensable and definitive resource.
This new, expanded edition, with hundreds of illustrations,
photographs, and tables, is indisputably the go-to source for
information on all Girl Scout uniforms, insignia, awards, and
handbooks, as well as dolls, postcards, posters, calendars, and
more - from the founding of the Girl Scouts in 1912 through the
present day. 'An invaluable resource to Girl Scout councils
managing a history collection. And, beyond that ...an informative
and intriguing glimpse ...into the evolution of a Movement that .
..today is the worlds preeminent organization dedicated solely to
girls' - Cynthia B. Thompson, chair, National Board of Directors,
and Kathy Cloninger, national chief executive officer, GSUSA. 'An
indispensable reference for collectors; a fascinating resource for
anyone interested in Girl Scouting, this comprehensive guide to
Girl Scout memorabilia is firmly grounded in the history of the
Girl Scouts of the United States. Mary Degenhardt and Judith Kirsch
show us what Girl Scouts wore and read, and explain how changes in
uniforms, insignia, and publications reflect the evolution of Girl
Scout programs and the expansion of opportunities for American
girls. Reading this book is like walking through a fine museum
where material culture brings the past to life' - Anastatia Sims,
author of ""Negotiating Boundaries of Southern Womanhood"". Mary
Degenhardt and Judith Kirsch, lifelong Girl Scouts, compiled the
original ""Girl Scout Collectors Guide"" in 1987. Degenhardt, now
an archivist with the National Historic Preservation Center, GSUSA,
and Kirsch, a researcher at the Benson Ford Research Center in
Dearborn, Michigan, devoted two years of concentrated effort to
this new and expanded edition.
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